VINYL FORMAT. Kings of punk and hardcore Fucked Up return with a mammoth 12" single, second in a series of records based on the Chinese Zodiac. Year of the Pig is an 18 minute 34 second long prog-punk masterpiece featuring lush piano and organ arrangements by Max Danger (The Deadly Snakes) and guest vocals by Toronto's Jennifer Castle. Year of the Pig starts with gentle guitar and soothing organ before heading into darker territory with gruff male vocals offset by Castle's angelic singing and a meanderi...   [ read more ]

12" $10.99

VINYL FORMAT. Insound LP+MP3! "Year of the Rat" was recorded at the culmination of 2008 and adheres to the principles of the Chinese sign. Side A memorializes this transformative year of political and cultural uncertainty with a cascade of guitars layering into a dense and propulsive charge reminiscent of the most memorable Hawkwind songs. The B-side "First Born" is not just a mediation on becoming a father - it's an uncompromising push towards a new sincerity. Don't doubt for a second that his position is...   [ read more ]

12" $10.99

VINYL FORMAT. 180-gram vinyl in gatefold sleeve. Comes with free download coupon! The second record from Toronto's hardcore wunderkinds Fucked Up is a dense, orchestral effort containing an expansive epic about the mysteries of birth, death, and the origins of life. Merging elements of hardcore songwriting with up to 70 tracks of guitars, organs, winds, and vocals, the songs are iconoclastic and startling, with Pink Eyes' growling vocals front and center. Though Fucked Up remain punks at heart, if quixotic...   [ read more ]

LP $24.99